Humanists UK and My Death, My Decision (MDMD) will be holding a rally on Parliament Square on 29 April at 15:30 to show their support for assisted dying legislation for the terminally ill and the incurably suffering. On Monday the House of Commons will be holding a Westminster Hall debate on assisted dying after an… Read more »
BASC has welcomed Defra’s announcement that the new General Licence (GL45), which governs the release of pheasants and red-legged partridges on and around certain Special Protection Areas (SPAs), is currently being reviewed. The current licence conditions are based on a medium level of risk of the occurrence of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in wild… Read more »
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Sinn Fein president Gerry Adams has condemned “unequivocally” any threats made against the family of murdered Belfast man Robert McCartney. It comes after the family was told of a threat to burn them out of their houses. Campaigning sisters Catherine and Paula believe the threat, which police said had come from “criminal elements”, originates from… Read more »
A leading medical journal is today calling for aggressive rises in tobacco taxation to prevent a global lung cancer epidemic. Lancet editor Richard Horton calls on all governments to reduce demand for cigarettes by imposing an annual 50 per cent price increase. Lung cancer is the most common cancer across the world. This year, 1.4… Read more »
